The odd couple of the baseball world. Carl knows nothing but championships, class and glory from the Yankees. Mike..... not so much from the Mets. Fans of cross-town rivals can put aside their differences to talk about the best New York baseball has to offer
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The Wild Card round is complete, and it did not go as expected. The Yankees came out victorious, but so did a few other surprising teams. We break down all the series matchups from last week, and give a preview for what is to come. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com…
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The Yankees are in, and so are some surprising names, all of which make for some very exciting matchups. We break down each of the matchups for Wild Card week. Twitter/Instagram: @Ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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Revisiting Pre-Season predictions
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The mets are essentially officially dead from Post-Season contention. We break down the top storylines from the Mets season as a whole and take a peak into the future. We also revist our pre season predictions from earlier this year, to see how well we did. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com…
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With one week left of the season, the yankees have solidified their spot in the postseason, whereas the Mets are hanging on for dear life. We go through our expectations for the Yankees Post-Season run, as well as where we see the state of the Mets going forward with Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, and we take a look at the Robinson Cano/Edwin Diaz trade…
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The MLB playoff structure is finally official. We break down the modified and expanded 2020 playoff structure, as well as give our thoughts on where the Mets and Yankees will end up to end the last couple weeks. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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With 2 weeks left in the season, both the Mets and the yankees need to make some adjustments to either solidify their position in the postseason, or get there to begin with. We break down all the storylines from the last week in New York Baseball, and give a look at the playoff picture as it stands right now. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwobo…
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After a brief hiatus from the MLB news podcast, we are back to talk all of the biggest stories from the New York squads, as well as some big news around the league. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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The Mets and Yankees played 5 games in 3 days, and the series was closer than anyone anticipated. We break down all the action from last week between the two New York rivals Twitter/Instagram; @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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With a short week for both teams, we combined both team recaps into a single episode. Yankees had a tough series against the braves, and the mets get shutout for 2 against the Marlins, before deGrom comes to save the day. We break down all the news from the last week in New York Baseball
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Technically Baseball Happened
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With the Mets and Yankees off all weekend due to the Mets' COVID scare, there was not much news to break down, but that didn't stop us from arguing about almost everything. We talk about how bad Brodie Van Waganen is, how good Bryce Harper is, who is the best 1B in NY, and much more. @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com…
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The Mets continue to be a confusing team. They get swept by the struggling Phillies, and then easily sweep the Marlins. Their inconsistent play makes for lots of talking points. We break down all the action over the last week. Twitter/Instagram: @Ttb_pod Taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com…
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A mildly surprising week of yankees baseball. They unsurprisingly swept the Sox, but turned around and got swept by the Rays. Lots of injuries played into this result, and we talk about all of it in this episode. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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Both the Mets and Yankees have some unlikely heroes heating up to replace some injured talent. We break down the biggest news between the two teams over the last week, as well ass all the hottest action around the league. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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Another week of Mets baseball is in the books. The mets went 3-4 on the week, but it looks like they are heating up. We break down all of the games over the last 7 days, and see what to look forward to for the next week! Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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Another week of Yankees baseball has come and gone, and there is a lot to cheer about, but also some things to be concerned about. Some key injuries have popped back up, but the Yankees are making the most of it. We break down all the action from the past week from the Bronx Bombers. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries…
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This week we break down some of the bigger storylines around the Mets and Yankees from throughout the week. Between injuries, slumps, and busted slumps, we get to everything going on from the last week. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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It was another Roller Coaster of a week for Mets fans. Between injuries, blown saves, un-clutch hitting, and Jacod deGrom being Jacob deGrom, it had it all. We break down all of this week's action and more! Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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Another week, another dominant showing from the Bronx Bombers. The Yankees swept the Red Sox and split an interesting series against the Phillies, but it was business as usual for the best team in baseball. We break down Aaron Judge's red hot week, Gerrit Cole's dominant outing and more. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayse…
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Despite the rumors, baseball is still happening. The Marlins and Cardinals tried to shut us down, but baseball lives on. We talk about all the action in New York Baseball, and around the League in our weekly recap episode Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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We switch up the format this week. With the Yankees only playing 2 games, we give the mets their own dedicated episode to discuss their 4 game set against the Red Sox Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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The Second half of our 2 episode shake up. The Yankees/Phillies series was postponed, so we got a couple surprise games against the Orioles to talk about. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttb_subwayseries@gmail.com
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The good, the bad, and the very very ugly
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The guys break down opening weekend. Some good, some bad, and some atrociously bad, but at the very least, we have baseball back... for now. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com
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The moment we have all been waiting for. Its finally opening day. We break down some news around the league, including the Stroman injury, then break down all of the Yankees first game of the season, although it was cut short by the rain. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com…
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The Yankees and Mets had two exhibition games this past weekend, and it went just about as well as you would expect. Yankees offense thrived, pitched well, and looked as complete as you would hope before the start of the season. The Mets.... have some work to do. We break down the good and bad for both teams from this weekend's exhibition games, an…
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We go through our pre season predictions, which might as well be the mid season predictions. We break down how we think the shortened season will change our normal pre season predictions. We also break down the deGrom injury, Judge's return, and Stantons strong pre season. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com…
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Stiff Necks, Blank Checks and COVID Tests
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Lots of news broke over the weekend. Aaron Judge might be injured, Tanaka might not be, more players have COVID (although the Mets wont tell you that) and Steve Cohen is back in town, and he brought his checkbook. We break it all down, and more. Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com…
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Not Your Average Summer Camp
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Spring training is so last year. Summer camp is all the rage these days. Baseball activities are finally happening, and Summer Camp has begun. It still feels weird, but at least we have something to look forward to. We break down all the news out of camp, as well as the newly released schedule for this year, and more! Twitter/Instagram: @ttb_pod ta…
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Summer "Spring" Training is starting and NY baseball will be back this week! We talk about players reporting to work-outs and more importantly, some of the players who are opting out and not playing. Both the Yankees and Mets will see some new faces in the dugout this summer and we talk a bit about Yankee history. Website: https://www.taleoftwoboro…
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Baseball is back! Again! MLB and the MLBPA agreed on starting a season in July. We break down exactly what went down and how it happened. There are also a ton of rules that come into play in this new agreement which can change how the game will be played, listen to hear more. Website: taleoftwoboroughs.com Email: ttbsubwayseries.com Twitter: @ttb_p…
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Its a show about nothing! We promised last week that we wouldn't talk about the back and forth of contract negotiations until there was a pen on paper, done deal to talk about. So instead, we talk about whatever we feel like, because thats what we do best. With the MLB draft going on, we talk about the current draft picks, former draft picks and th…
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What else can we say. We are tired of talking about whether or not we are going to have baseball or not. But we are getting closer. Carl remains optimistic, but Mike is getting less confident by the day. All in all, it is our solemn promise to bring the fun back to baseball one way or another, and we start this week by going on our patented rants. …
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Here we go again. Yet another offer proposed by the owners, and the players are not happy. But this one is different. The owners and players are on two different planets when it comes to how they think this season will happen. We break down the owners proposal, and how much work still needs to be done before we see anyone on the diamond. And time i…
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This week, we try to build our perfect baseball player from the current rosters, and see which team makes the best player. We go over all 5 tools that make a great position player, Power, Hitting for Average, Fielding, Speed and Arm Strength, and for each pitcher, we pick the best 4 pitches from the staff. We also throw in one intangible "wildcard"…
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The picture is starting to become clearer. Jeff Passan put out another article explaining the latest proposal for baseball returning this year, and it seems like the financial hurdles are more important to clear for baseball to come back, than the medical hurdles. Aside from that, we need to keep the health and safety of the players themselves in m…
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This week we discuss the new proposal that is being discussed by MLB to bring baseball back as soon as June! Although it isn't finalized yet, this plan seems like the most likely scenario for us to get baseball back this year. We break down the proposal itself, as well as the many hurdles that still need to be climbed before anyone can see the fiel…
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This week Mike and Carl discuss Manfred's Ruling on the Red Sox cheating scandal. Better late than never I guess. We all discuss a proposed major restructuring of the Minor leagues, as well as the draft. A lot will be sacrificed, but could it benefit the game in the long run? Email: ttbsubwayseries@gmail.com Twitter: @ttb_pod taleoftwoboroughs.com…
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Carl and Mike take a trip down memory lane going over their all time favorite players at each position from their favorite teams. Not necessarily the best players, but the ones that we have made a special attachment to over the years. Let us know who makes your all time favorite lineup!
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Jeff Passan comes from the clouds to give us some hope as to when the season will start, but it came with some odd rule changes and ideas. We go over all of the updates and give our thoughts on the future of baseball.
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Today, we get a little nostalgic and go over our top 5 baseball memories that we witnessed live and in person. Not necessarily our 5 favorite, but the 5 that have stood out the most in our mind over the years
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Baseball is gone, but we are still here. We miss baseball just as much as you guys, so as what was supposed to be Opening day has come and gone, we talk about what the future of this season will probably look like. We also talk about the Noah Syndergaard Injury, and how this weird, shortened season might actually be a good thing for the abundance o…
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*Disclaimer*: We recorded this episode on Wednesday night, prior to yesterday's news where the rest of spring training is cancelled, and opening day has been pushed back. We will go more in detail on our thoughts next week. MLB issued a million dollar contest where you can choose who you think will perform the best in a number of major categories f…
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The yankees continue to get injured, as the mets continue to get players back. Word came back on Aaron Judge's injury and Gary Sanchez has back pain. Meanwhile, the Mets saw the returns of Jeff McNeil, Steven Matz and JD Davis from their brief illnesses and injuries, and Dellin Betances makes his first spring training appearance. But despite all of…
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Spring Training is Still a Thing???
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Spring Training is too long. At this point, all the hype has died down from the start of baseball activities and its time to move on to the good stuff. MLB... give the people what they want and get onto the regular season. We give some spring training updates for both teams: Aaron Judge is still hurt and we don't know why, Happ is back to his old s…
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Mike and Carl go over their predictions for the National League including division standings and awards. Anything can happen in this super competitive league where upwards of 12 teams can be in contention for their respective divisions and wild cards. It should make for an amazing season of baseball. Mets Spring Training update: 0-0:05:30 Yankees S…
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Mike and Carl discuss all of the news that has come out of Spring Training so far. The Yankees cant seem to shake the injury bug with Stanton and Severino going down for the foreseeable future, while the Mets have a few minor injury concerns with Nimmo and JD Davis, but still can't seem to get out of their own way in terms of wacky "outside the box…
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Mike and Carl make their predictions for how they think the American League will shape up this year, from division standings to end of the year awards. The American league is stacked and has a lot of superstars so the competition will be brutal, and will make for an exciting year. Yankees Spring Training Update: 0-0:10:48 AL East: 0:10:48-0:16:50 A…
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Baseball things are FINALLY happening! Mike and Carl talk about all of the early storylines going on in the first few days of spring training. Games will be starting this weekend and we couldn't be more excited. Intro: 0-0:02 Mets new spring training facility: 0:02-0:08:30 Do the Mets have the best bullpen in baseball?!?: 0:08:30- 0:25 Cespedes is …
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The Never-ending Saga of the Sign Stealing Scandal
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Mike and Carl talk about the ongoing investigation of the sign stealing scandal that involves the Astros and Red Sox. This scandal has been going on for months and we cannot wait for it to be over. We talk everyone involved, how both the MLB and Astros grossly mishandled the whole situation and what we can expect going forward for not only the Astr…
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Mike and Carl talk about all the stories going around the league at the moment, such as the new rule changes that were approved for the 2020 season, The Mookie Betts deal that is finally official, Trevor Bauer roasting the commissioner for how he is changing the league, and the new proposed playoff format. Pitchers and catchers are finally reportin…
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Mike and Carl talk about what can be expected in the AL East this year. The Rays are likely the biggest threat to the Yankees, but a potential resurgent year from the Red Sox and the young core of the Blue Jays could cause some issues as well. We talk everything AL east and more (Disclaimer: We recorded hours before the Mookie trade was finalized) …
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